Acquistion (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2012

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The following unaudited pro forma summary information presents consolidated information as if the acquisition had occurred on August 1, 2011. The pro forma amounts include transaction costs, additional interest expense on the debt issued to finance the purchase, amortization and depreciation expense based on the estimated fair value and useful lives of intangible assets, plant assets, and related tax effects. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the combined results had the acquisition been completed at August 1, 2011, nor are they indicative of future combined results.

	Three months ended October 28, 2012		Three months ended October 30, 2011
Net sales	$	2,349	$	2,324
Net earnings attributable to Campbell Soup Company	$	245	$	254
Earnings per share attributable to Campbell Soup Company	$	0.78	$	0.78

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The acquired assets and assumed liabilities include the following:

	August 6, 2012
Cash	$	3
Accounts receivable	76
Inventories	122
Other current assets	8
Plant assets	336
Goodwill	695
Other intangible assets	580
Other assets	8
Notes payable	(1		)
Accounts payable	(59		)
Accrued liabilities	(30		)
Long-term debt	(1		)
Deferred income taxes	(152		)
Other liabilities	(15		)
Total of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	$	1,570

Schedule of Intangible Assets Acquired As Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The fair value of intangible assets based on the preliminary results of appraisals is as follows:

	Type	Life			Value
Trademarks	Non-amortizable	Indefinite			$	383
Customer relationships	Amortizable	20 years			132
Distributor relationship	Amortizable	7 years			2
Technology and patents	Amortizable	9	to	17 years	43
Formula and recipes	Amortizable	5 years			20
Total identifiable assets					$	580